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Posts published in June 2011

Memos Of The Week

Dear Deputy Walker: NOTICE OF LAYOFF — Due to continued funding problems, on May 24, 2011, the Board of Supervisors authorized the elimination of six deputy sheriffs positions in the sheriff's office. I regret to…

Letters To The Editor

HE’S NOT A CREEP To Whom It May Concern, My name is Tanner Furia-Miller. I have been on the 101 Kids Water Ski Club since I was eight years old. I am now 17. Every…

A Memoir: The Fortunate Son, Part 5

The loss of my father was a shattering event. I wasn't yet 20 and my closest confidant and personal hero was gone before he would be 50. He had always provided a cloak of security and confidence, and my admiration for him was boundless.

Off The Record

This Week: The Spandex Army wins a Ukiah corral; RIP Gil Scott-Heron; Eyster's Facebook offensive; and much more

Valley People

CAN'T MISS the large Boonville signs pleading that our deputies and now our health center be saved. It looks like we'll probably lose our enormously popular junior deputy, Craig Walker, whose assiduous attention to The…

What Happened To The Miracle Money?

We’re having trouble reconciling marijuana dispensary fees with the just announced layoffs of six Sheriff's Department patrol deputies, among them Anderson Valley's popular resident deputy, Craig Walker.

Should Tim ‘Coke’ Elliott Get A New Trial?

“I respect Ms. Thompson, but this is basic stuff, right out of criminal law procedure 101,” attorney Jan Cole-Wilson said. “Any lawyer should know this.” Ms. Cole-Wilson, as she argued for a new trial for…

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